Question
A 7-year-old child with a history of recurrent granulomatous skin infections and a prior episode of Aspergillus pneumonia undergoes a partial hepatectomy to treat a poorly draining liver abscess. The patient is thought to have a mutation of a structural component of a neutrophil oxidase. This child also has an increased vulnerability to infections caused by:
| A. |
Pseudomonas cepacia |
| B. |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| C. |
Cryptococcus neoformans |
| D. |
Herpes simplex type 1 |
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